Back in 2013, Skrillex turned heads as he embarked on a train powered festival which featured Diplo, Grimes, Pretty Lights, Koan Sound, Blood Diamonds and more. This could have very well been the start of Skrill and Diplo's Jack U supergroup. The moving festival tour was inspired by Edward Sharpe and Mumford & Son's earlier train tour.

Well Skrillex has just shared some exciting news that the Full Flex Express train tour will return in 2015 and will be bigger than ever. Although we don't have the full lineup of artists playing yet, we do have the full list of dates for the tour, so you can start planning ahead. If it's anything like the first year, you can expect a massive, extra diverse lineup.

Shambhala Music Festival that is located in Salmo, British Columbia, Canada that is known for being one of the most legendary festivals has just announced it's best lineup yet and may even compete for one of the best of the whole summer. The festival seems to have expanded its sound lineup wise featuring a wide cast of headliners from Skrillex to Kygo along with Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic, GRiZ, Thomas Jack, Mr. Carmack, Bakermat, Bonobo (DJ Set), Excision, Zomboy and many more! Others to keep your eye out for include Christian Martin, Coyote Kisses, CRNKN, GANZ, Haywyre, Shiba San and others. Shambhala is definitely a special festival and one you do not want to miss for all you festival goers. Grab tickets here before they're all gone.

HARD always manages to establish themselves as the true tastemakers for all things that go hard in the live electronic space; being responsible for Holy Ship!, Hard Summer and much more. Well they are returning to the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre, in Morrison, Colorado for their third HARD Red Rocks and they have outdone themselves once again with the lineup.

HARD is bringing out Dog Blood, the techno side project from Skrillex and Boys Noize that went dormant last year after flipping the electronic world upside down. Dog Blood will be joined by live electronic trio The Glitch Mob, Porter Robinson and his new live show, HARD founder DESTRUCTO, Branchez and even local house legend Option 4.

This night should surely be one of the best Red Rocks has to offer electronic fans all summer long and is guaranteed to sell out.

Grab tickets here this Friday at 9am PST. Will update here once ticket details are released.

Festival season is approaching quickly and has already began in some parts of the world such as Santiago, Chile where Lollapalooza Chile edition just went down. One set that was a standout of the weekend was bass prince Skrillex's insanely high energy set. While the quality may not be top notch,you will get shivers down your back as he unleashes an insane amount of unreleased tunes. Stream the full set below and look at the track-list as well. Enjoy

LA based producer AWE has always pushed the boundaries of Future Bass, Trap, and Bass music; taking elements from all over and truly carving his own sound. Today his latest target for a remix is Skrillex and Diplo's debut singleas powerhouse duo Jack Ü's, "Take Ü There". As always, AWE pushes sounds further then you could imagine leaving us with something that is almost impossible to toss a label on, yet he is using "Future Trap" to get the message across. This is not for the feint of heart, as it will rattle your spine from the very first drop. This is taken from OWSLA's newly announced Spring 2015 Compilation which is out next week. Listen to the premiere of this song below and grab your copy next week. Enjoy!

Skrillex and Diplo turned the electronic world upside down in 2013 when they announced their Jack Ü project, and have since played main stages at various high profile festivals ranging from HARD Summer in LA to Ultra Music Festival in Miami.

Well the duo have finally been releasing some long awaited original material starting with the debut single "Take U There" featuring Kiesza which was followed up with a series a of remixes ranging from Tchami to Zeds Dead among many more but Missy Elliott may have stolen the shine with her official remix of it.

Today we get their full length album / EP, whatever you want to call this 10 track release properly titled Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U. The project features singer and rappers 2 Chainz, AlunaGeorge, Kiesza, Justin Bieber and even features the much hyped collaboration alongside newcomer SNAILS. This all start cast of featured artists alongside two of the biggest taste makers in electronic music scene makes for a recipe for this to be one of the biggest albums of the year.

You can now download the album below! You can also watch as Skrillex and Diplo stream out the tracks live alongside a bunch of guests in a 24 Hour DJ Marathon Set going on right now here!!

Download the New Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü Album through iTunes

Skrillex and Diplo's much hyped collaborative project Jack Ü‬ has been building some mysterious hype around some form of a mixtape, EP or album that is potentially supposed to drop today, or soon, thanks to Diplo's deleted Instagram post announcing "3 days", 3 days ago.

No further news on the EP / Album / Mixtape, but they have announced an epic 24 hour live stream starting today at Noon PST (3pm EST).

They will surely be playing out endless amounts of unreleased Jack U material and are set to have a lot of surprise special guests during the stream. Watch the stream below when it kicks off shortly at 12pm PST (1pm MST / 2pm CST / 3pm EST).

Supergroup Jack Ü never cease to surprise, and today we hear the biggest remix of Take Ü There yet as the duo has recruited hip-hop royalty star Missy Elliot to lay down some new lines. Missy surpised us with her Superbowl performance a few weeks back and today she brings the same energy to this new remix. From the sound of this track, Missy is back, and we can only expect a stream of new music from the icon. Stream the remix below and while is still no sign of a download, keep checking back. Enjoy

It's no surprise that here at TSIS, one of our favorite music festivals in the world is the unique 4 day festival Electric Forest which manages to live up to the name with the festival taking place in the middle of a forest. Every year the festival manages to bring an impressive variety of both electronic and live acts, and for 2015 the lineup is no different.

Headliners this year include Bassnectar, Skrillex, Flume, Kaskade, Big Gigantic and of course The String Cheese Incident.

All early bird tickets and VIP packages have sold out, but you can still grab some of the remaining tickets while they last. If there is one festival you attend this summer, this should be it. Buy tickets here

Iconic bass fueled electronic producer and DJ Skrillex released his career changing Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites EP back in 2010 through Deadmau5's label Mau5Trap; going on to change the electronic world as we know it. Well today, the title track from the EP has been brought back to life by rising producers SteLouse and Ahh-Ooh out of Denver and Detroit, respectively. They highlight the vocals and melodies of the original song while giving it a future bass makeover to let you enjoy it all over again. Listen to the premiere below and enjoy!

Skrillex has been known to work with some massive collaborators over the years like A$AP Rocky, Fatman Scoop, Chance the Rapper among many many others, but his latest is sure to surprise everyone. Over the past year Skrillex has been playing the 80's band Toto's iconic hit "Africa" during his sets, Inspired by his Australian friends What So Not. The track added a flashback to a timeless classic and a nice change of pace during both artists' high energy sets.

Well now it has been revealed that these hugely accredited producers are working with the LA based 6 piece band, over 30 years since the original hit was made. This should lead to some very interesting things given the polar opposite differences in their musical styles. We are looking forward to seeing what they both cooked up. Here's Toto's facebook status and more in depth thoughts about working with the producers below.

Here is what Toto had to say about Skrillex being such a nice guy to work with and how working with What So Not was a meeting of 2 generations.

"It is VERY melodic and Joe and I sang and the band is very cool and Skrillex is a very nice guy and very creative as are the team "What So Not' It was a 'love fest' right away and we created something from a germ of an idea they had and it was a meeting of 2 generations.. NEVER would have thought it worked.. they called US and we went and ended up writing and recording a VERY cool piece. It will be interesting to see what they do with this. I love a new fresh challenge. We all walked away happy on both sides. Great experiment that worked. Dont worry.. Toto is NOT going dubstep haha It was fun session and we made some new friends."

One of the longest running major festivals in the US, Bonnaroo recently announced it's full 2015 lineup last week. Along with the lineup announcement, was a teaser of the Skrillex and Friends SuperJam documentary, which was filmed leading up to and during last year's groundbreaking performance. Well today the festival has released the documentary in it's entirety for our viewing pleasure.

​The teaser opens with a quote from Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, who's band member Robby Krieger was actually apart of this very SuperJam:

"The new generation's music .. it might rely heavily on electronics"

SuperJams are known for being themed on a specific genre of music and bringing in singers and musicians from every genre to perform outside of their expected style; well 2014 was the debut year for electronic music. It only made sense bringing Skrillex to help host the epic set, along with Big Gigantic in which Dominic Lalli acted as the musical director and Jeremy Salken was the core drummer of the supergroup.

The laundry list of special guests included Zedd,A$AP Ferg, Lauryn Hill, Damian Marley, Thundercat, Mystikal, members of Incubus, Cage the Elephant, Warpaint as well as members from iconic American rock groups Grateful Dead and The Doors. Even some unexpected additions like Craig Robinson from The Office who showcased his singing skills in the mix. Seeing how an electronic curated jam session can be bringing in artists from across all genres is a massive statement for how far electronic music has come and become part of our culture.

You can now stream the entire documentary below and also through the U-verse Bonaroo website.

Also, Dominic Lalli of Big Gigantic and Paul Peck, the SuperJam's musical director and producer respectively, are both set to answer some questions about the Jam in a Reddit AMA later today (8pm EST). Connect with the Reddit AMA here > Reddit.com/bonnaroo

Hangout is one of the most unique festivals in the country as it takes place literally on the beach; specifically in the heart of the south on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama. The special event has just announced it's lineup for the 2015 edition of the festival which is taking place over the weekend of May 15th – 17th.

The lineup is always very well rounded featuring a mixture of live bands and electronic music for a guaranteed great time year after year. For electronic artists, this year we get Skrillex, Major Lazer, Griz, Gramatik, Odesza, Adventure Club, Krewella, Robert DeLong, Goldroom and more. For live music, what the festival is known for, there's an all star cast featuring Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, Beck, My Morning Jacket, Cold War Kids, Lupe Fiasco, Phantogram, Umphrey's McGee, Damian Marley, Galactic ft. Macy Grey, Beats Antique, Vance Joy, Toro Y Moi, Trampled By Turtles and much much more. Check out the FULL LINEUP BELOW.

Some of the TSIS crew has been in attendance for years, but this marks the first time I will personally by making it out!

Tickets for the festival are on sale tomorrow Jan 13th at 9 am CST here.

Undeniably one of the biggest songs to hit the bass side of the dance music in 2014 was none other than Skrillex and Diplo's debut Jack Ü single “Take Ü There”. Gracing us on the last day of 2014, OWSLA has decided to bless us with a new Take Ü There remix by none other than Australian future bass star L D R U who is also one half of Carmada.

L D R U infuses his signature melodic synths with flume-esque vocal chops creating a very fun and bouncy remix. He retained Kiesza’s powerful vocals while adding in trap and future bass influences which makes this my favorite out of all the remixes dropped so far. OWSLA has released the stream today and if you’re lucky enough to be a Nest IV member you can login and snatch up a free download. Enjoy

Jack Ü – Take Ü There (feat. Kiesza) [L D R U Remix]

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